DON’T CONFUSE PETROCOIN® WITH VENEZUELA’S LATE PETRO TOKEN

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Don’t Confuse PetroCoin with Venezuela’s Late Petro Token

PetroCoin® will emerge and bring attention to itself through the acquisition of both traditional energy investments but also other commodity-backed assets, conductive and rare earth metals, diversifying its value across the entire energy and metal sectors and not as a direct link to the price fluctuations of oil and gas pricing.  Unlike Venezuela’s Petro token, PetroCoin® will derive its value across the entire energy sector.  PetroCoin is not directly tied to oil and gas commodity pricing.

Let’s look at the failure of Venezuela’s token the Petro (₽), or petromoneda, launched in February 2018 issued by the government of Venezuela. The Petro was pegged to commodity spot prices and was launched on a blockchain that was not favorable to investment attention. The currency, not listed on major cryptocurrency exchanges made it difficult to trade and exchange for other digital or traditional currencies.  In short, the Petro was largely conceived to circumvent U.S. financial sanctions. However, the U.S. government banned all transactions involving the Petro by U.S. persons or within the U.S., which significantly limited its potential for international adoption and access to global financial markets. With all the Petro issues, the Venezuelan government officially shut down the Petro on January 15, 2024 having all Petro coins stored in crypto wallets automatically converted into their national currency, the Bolivar. The end of a bad idea.

PetroCoin® is focusing on asset growth and retention.  Mr. Neübauer stated, “Our PetroCoin® token captures value from reserves, production, operational growth and derives further asset base stability through the conductive and rare earth metals it will acquire and will benefit from increases in their market dynamics. This approach will tie PetroCoin® token’s performance to the growth of its asset basket and the success of the combined appreciation and cash flow.”

Compared to traditional oil, gas, and metal investments, PetroCoin® offers unmatched accessibility to markets once reserved but for a few high-net-worth individuals. PetroCoin® is built on the Ethereum blockchain utilizing their ERC-20 protocol. Once the exemption period for holding the tokens has expired, the tokens are capable of being traded globally 24 hours a day 7 days a week. The PetroCoin® tokens also carry the added benefit of being used as collateral for internal financing even through the Reg D exemption period.  PetroCoin® has a supply cap of 100 million tokens which also introduces a scarcity premium, enhancing its appeal as a growth-oriented investment.

Transparency – The Key to Trust

On the asset side, PetroCoin® prioritizes rigorous safeguards using third-party audits to verify Gas-in-Place and Oil-in-Place volumes. Using industry-standard methods ensuring accurate reporting.  PetroCoin® will rely on established commodity price indexes when evaluating the conductive and rare earth metals owned and acquired and will also use independent third-party accounting firms to review and validate the asset holdings and revenues. We use standard accounting practices.  On the digital side, the Ethereum blockchain provides a secure, tamper-resistant ledger recording all transactions transparently for all to review.

PetroCoin® is positioning itself as a credible investment vehicle for both individual and institutional investors globally.

Driving PetroCoin® Value

The uniqueness of the PetroCoin® token will be derived from the combined values of all assets owned. Regular accounting reviews will provide a solid foundation, but the real driver of the PetroCoin® token’s value is the diversification of all the assets the token will hold and operate.  Revenues from these activities will be reinvested to expand production, fueling additional growth in the token without the expense of utilizing additional tokens for that growth. The PetroCoin® model is both grounded and forward-looking and offers investors a rare blend of stability and growth potential.

An Appealing Opportunity

Because of the structure of the assets acquired, Mr. Neübauer stated, “We believe PetroCoin® tokens will appeal to both retail and institutional investors because it is solidly backed by real world assets. The operational side will bring in solid revenue streams from both oil and gas working interest.  The vast process stream revenues that are generated annually will add extra value.  Conductive and rare earth metal assets add an additional layer of value to the mix.” For the retail investor, PetroCoin® will offer a fractional entry point which has not previously existed for the average energy investor.  For the institutional investor PetroCoin® will offer high potential upside with the benefits of a firm and solid financial foundation of energy and metal assets. The token’s fractional design allows for participation with minimal investment. This aligns with global trends toward financial inclusion, especially for the massive number of individuals seeking a stable investment opportunity. Mr. Neübauer concluded by stating, “We believe both individual and institutional investors, wary of crypto volatility, will be drawn to PetroCoin®.  The asset-backed resilience and value stability combined with low volatility will make the PetroCoin® model particularly compelling.”

PetroCoin® offers investors a well balance risk-reward profile that is tied to the production growth of the underlying assets, and as a debt instrument for holders of the token, which should offer digital lenders a solid token to loan against.

Looking Ahead and Reshaping the Future

PetroCoin® aims to scale responsibly over the next three to five years, expanding its presence in key US and global markets. We will stay focused on all areas of the energy, conductive and rare earth metal industries. Our goal is to be a reference point in the real-world asset space. Mr. Neübauer commented, “PetroCoin® will be of particular interest to small and mid-sized lease owners seeking financing options. As institutional adoption grows, PetroCoin® is poised to lead the charge in tokenized commodities. PetroCoin® is about bridging the gap between the energy and metal industries and everyday people, ensuring it evolves into a space that’s as open as it is impactful. By offering clear insights into asset performance and lowering entry barriers, PetroCoin® empowers investors to engage with a sector that powers the global economy.”

About PetroCoin Limited Liability Company

PetroCoin Limited Liability Company’s PetroCoin® is a global innovator in diversified investments and a groundbreaking business in acquisition and development of hard assets within the energy, high conductive, rare-earth metals and precious metal markets.  In times of economic uncertainty, bond yields skyrocket but when bonds sell off alongside stocks, there is nowhere for traditional investments to find cover.  Cash and hard assets become king and when cash finally inflates away buying power only hard assets remain and become the only safe place to grow wealth.  By exchanging PetroCoin® assets for energy assets, high conductive metal assets, rare earth metal assets and precious metal assets the PetroCoin® token is never tied directly to any particular asset but carries the value of the combination of assets it holds.

General Disclaimer

PetroCoin Limited Liability Company, a Wyoming Limited Liability Company (the “Manager”), as investment manager to PetroCoin® (the “Issuer”) is not registered as an investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any state’s securities commission. The Blockchain-based digital token (each, a “PetroCoin® Token” and together “PetroCoin®  Tokens”) of the Issuer will be offered under separate private offering memoranda (the “Offering Memoranda”) at a future date to be disclosed, and will have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act “), nor any state’s securities laws, and are sold for investment only pursuant to an exemption from registration with the SEC and in compliance with any applicable state or other securities laws. PetroCoin® Tokens are subject to certain restrictions on transferability and resale and may not be transferred or resold except as permitted under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. Investors should be aware that they could be required to bear the financial risks of this investment for an indefinite period of time.

Certain information contained in this document constitutes “forward -looking statements” which can be identified by use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “target,” “should,” “expect,” “attempt,” “anticipate,” “project,” “estimate,” “intend,” “seek,” “continue,” or “believe” or the negatives thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology. Due to the various risks and uncertainties, actual events or results in the actual performance of PetroCoin® Tokens may differ materially from those reflected or contemplated in such forward- looking statements. The Manager is the source for all graph and charts, unless otherwise noted.

This document is for information purposes only. It should not be considered as an offer to sell, or solicitation to buy any security or token.

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Enzo Villani
ADVISOR - CRYPTOCURRENCY * FINTECH * CORP GOVERNANCE

Enzo Villani, MBA, is a serial entrepreneur with twenty-year expertise as a chief strategist to Fortune 500 companies, private equity firms, and venture capital. Mr. Villani is a veteran fintech entrepreneur, investor, and corporate strategist serving as Executive Chairman and Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of AlphaTON Capital Corp. (Nasdaq: ATON).  Enzo was co-founder of Nasdaq Corporate Solutions, co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of two strategic M&A consolidations in the areas of investor relations, proxy solicitation, corporate governance and financial technology. Transform Group represented the launch of over 37% of the alt-coin market capitalization by 2019. He is the co-founder of Blockchain Wire and was the head of international strategy and innovation at OKEx.

Mr. Villani is also the founder and Managing Partner of Alpha Sigma Capital and founder/CEO of Alpha Transform Holdings. Villani is recognized for creating over $1B in value through blockchain investments, M&A, and launching Nasdaq Corporate Solutions, with a focus on Web3, AI, and digital asset management.

Enzo was key in consolidating over ten service companies across 4 continents representing over 5,000 public companies and raising in excess of $500 million. In the blockchain industry, Enzo was Chief Strategy Officer of Transform Group.

Enzo holds an MBA from Cornell University Johnson School and is a frequent speaker on blockchain adoption and digital asset strategies, including those for public market investors.

Donald Gerard Ritter - MBA
ADVISOR - PETROLEUM ENGINEERING

Mr Donald Ritter is currently the CEO of power company developing new sites for data centers, Bitcoin, and AI training. He has been an advisor to Marietta College on Energy Transition, and an angel level investor in several startups.

Mr Ritter was Founder and CEO of an independent oil and gas company, Endurance Resources LLC, which enjoyed multiple 9 figure exits. He was hired as a a Board Member /CEO of a public E and P company to take the company through Chapter 11(successfully).

Mr Ritter was VP of Engineering for a leading technology company in the oil and gas sector which led to an 8 figure exit. He is a recognized technical authority on Deep Water Drilling and Geomechanics.

During his work with Mobil Oil, Mr Ritter held leadership roles in international joint venture operations management, engineering, design, and project management of large scale capital projects ($20 million-$6 billion) in the international oil industry. He is an experienced negotiator of oil and gas contracts and acquisitions.

Early in his career he was senior engineer responsible for reserve analysis, property valuations, and horizontal well construction. He managed on site operations management of projects with costs of $50-$85,000 per day of operations. He also has Board of Director’s experience with several non-profit and educational institutions.

Mr. Ritter holds a Bachelor of Science Petroleum Engineering from Marietta College, Marietta, Ohio – May 1981 and an Honorary Doctorate 2018

He also holds a MBA from Southern Methodist University, Dallas Tex 1999-2001 and is still active with the Business School.

Wesley Williams
ADVISOR - INFORMATION & COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY

Mr. Williams has been a technology consultant for over 25 years with hands-on experience designing, deploying, and securing IT environments from small to medium size business to global enterprises. Mr. Williams has bridged the gap between business needs and technical solutions, helping organizations optimize performance, maintain compliance, and prepare scalability for tomorrow’s challenges.

His personal and value-driven thought are a belief that technology should empower, not overwhelm. He has specialized in the simplification of complex environments so teams can focus on what they do best.

With a toolkit spanning cloud, network, and compliance, Mr. Williams delivers solutions that don’t just work—they are scalable.

Mr. Williams specialties include networking and infrastructure, SMB to Enterprise network architecture and optimization solutions combined with wi-fi design, deployment and management including remote monitoring and management (RMM) platforms and automated workflows.

Security and Compliance are another area where Mr. Williams excels using devices such as SonicWall firewalls and other security appliances, VPNs along with SSL security, HIPAA and PCI regulatory compliance and continuous monitoring and network segmentation and threat hardening.

Mr. Williams also specializes in cloud and server environments including Azure, AWS and hybrid cloud architectures including on-premises to hosted Microsoft Exchange migration and Office 365 migrations, administration and support.

Mr. Williams is also competent in data protection and recovery including backup strategies, replication, ransomware protection, disaster recovery planning, data recovery, incident response, root cause analysis and forensic recovery along with component-level hardware diagnostics and repair.

Charles "Rick" Chapman III
ADVISOR - BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT - FINANCIAL

Rick Chapman is a distinguished financial executive and entrepreneur with a prolific career spanning over three decades. His extensive expertise encompasses financial services, technology, oil and gas, media, and philanthropy. Recognized for his strategic vision, innovative capacity, and ability to cultivate enduring relationships, Mr. Chapman has established a significant footprint across diverse industries.

Financial Services: Cantor Fitzgerald Securities LLC

Mr. Chapman commenced his career at Cantor Fitzgerald Securities LLC, a leading U.S. Government Securities Trading and Brokerage firm. Over more than two decades, he ascended to the role of a full partner, specializing in U.S. Treasury bonds. In this capacity, he managed U.S. Treasury trading and client relations, overseeing daily fixed income transactions exceeding $350 billion. His strategic leadership was instrumental in expanding the firm’s international trading desk market share from 35% to over 70%.

A recognized visionary within the firm, Mr. Chapman identified a critical need for technological advancement and spearheaded the conception and development of ESpeed, an electronic trading platform. This innovation revolutionized trading practices by offering superior speed, flexibility, and control compared to traditional methods, securing Cantor Fitzgerald’s competitive advantage. Mr. Chapman retired as a full partner in 2000.

Entrepreneurship and Technological Innovation

Following his tenure on Wall Street, Mr. Chapman leveraged his extensive network to co-found and lead several pioneering technology and media companies. These ventures include:

  • Sky social media: A technological agency providing actionable, technology-driven results for prominent clients such as McDonald’s, Unilever, Symantec, and Dell. The agency is renowned for its expertise in developing Facebook applications and integrated websites, utilizing proprietary systems like the SkyFB backend for community management.
  • Railroad Media Group: A firm dedicated to connecting brands with a diverse portfolio of entertainment and marketing assets across multiple industries and platforms.
  • The Spree Network: An innovative collective-purchasing enterprise administering niche group purchasing sites such as Private Spree, Savvy Spree, and Giving Spree.

His collaborative endeavors also include a partnership with Donald Trump in the development of GoTrump.com, a luxury online travel portal.

Current Ventures and Strategic Partnerships

Mr. Chapman is actively involved in groundbreaking ventures across the energy, artificial intelligence, and health technology sectors:

  • Big Hill Industries / Big Hill Energy: In partnership with Goldman Sachs and British Petroleum (BP), Big Hill Energy is developing a 1.14 GW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power plant in Matagorda County, Texas. BP will provide natural gas and commercialize the generated power, with Doosan supplying H-class gas turbines and key partners GHD and McDermott overseeing engineering and delivery assurance.
  • Beyond Imagination (Beomni AI): Partnering with Goldman Sachs, Mr. Chapman is involved with Beomni AI, a powerful AI brain designed to power humanoid robots. This technology enables robots to learn tasks and eventually entire professions, transforming physical labor.
  • XSOC: A cybersecurity firm providing a sovereign containment layer for the AI economy, designed to eliminate machine learning of enterprise behavior and convert exposure into insurable capital.
  • OODLE Marketplace Inc. (OMP) and GODL: Since 2022, OMP has operated a live execution platform for moving artisanal production through verification, sale, and settlement with established global buyers. The system is designed to be commodity-agnostic, with initial applications focused on gold and copper.

Leadership and Industry Influence

Mr. Chapman’s principal strength resides in his exceptional ability to cultivate and maintain robust relationships across diverse sectors. He is widely recognized for his pivotal role in launching new projects and reviving stalled ventures. His extensive network and reputation as a leading facilitator have earned him the distinction of being the professional who consistently “knows someone who can help you,” underscoring his vital influence within the industry.

Arly D. Richau
ADVISOR - LEGAL AND SECURITIES MATTERS

With over forty years of legal practice and business development activities, Mr. Arly Richau has been involved in many business activities including the precious metals mining industry; the iron ore mining industry; the med spa industry, and the movie production industry. 

Mr. Richau has previously conducted general legal practice consisting mainly of business-related legal problems with an emphasis on securities and franchise law, insurance law, lobbying activities, and personal injury litigation and was a primary organizer, developer, and principal in the off-track pari-mutuel betting system in North Dakota and the first Indian gaming casino in North Dakota.

Mr. Richau has drafted numerous offering documents for small securities offerings as well as franchise offerings and has lobbied before the legislature and has dealt with administrative proceedings before governmental agencies.  He has litigated various types of issues and has been responsible for developing general business plans for clients.

Mr. Richau served as Commissioner of Securities for the State of North Dakota being appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate as the youngest Securities Commissioner in the United States and served as the sole administrator of the office.  Mr. Richau was responsible for the administration of four North Dakota acts:  The Securities Act; the Franchise Investment Law; the Oil and Gas Brokers Law; and the Pre-Need Funeral Contract Sales Act, restructured the Office of the Securities Commissioner and dealt with a 50% greater registration workload while increasing enforcement activities almost seven times more than any prior admission.

Mr. Richau was also an active member of the North Dakota Securities Administrators Association, appointed Chairman of the Franchise Regulation Committee and member of the Indemnification Study Committee, the Continuing Education Committee, the Nominations Committee, and the Oil and Gas Committee.  Chaired and directed a committee of state regulatory officials, federal regulatory officials, and persons from the private sector and bar, which provided suggestions for uniform federal and state regulation of franchises.

Mr. Richau served as Treasurer and was appointed Chairman of the Membership Committee and the Franchise Regulation Committee of the Midwest Securities Commissioners Association.

Mr. Richau also served as Special Assistant Attorney General for the North Dakota Tax Department and advised the department concerning its legal rights, obligations, and privilege.  He studied and researched constitutions, statutes, case law, ordinances, and administrative decisions and instituted proceedings and argued the department’s position in administrative hearings and in court.  Mr. Richau also instituted and structured the first criminal prosecution program for the department.

Mr. Richau graduated in top third of class and was awarded a Juris Doctorate Degree from University of North Dakota School of Law. He served in the Legal Aid Program for the School of Law, which provided free legal service to those who could not afford it and clerked for the Vogel, Bair & Brown Law Firm in Mandan, North Dakota and served as a legal intern for the North Dakota Tax Department. Majored in English with concentration in writing.   Mr. Richau was selected to Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity made the Dean’s List for various terms and participated in Bison football program and was a member of the 1969 National Championship football team.

Tom Nelson
ADVISOR - MEDIA RELATIONS

With over 20 years of experience servicing US capital markets, Mr. Nelson is the founder, president and managing partner for TEN Associates LLC. Mr. Nelson is also a key-note speaker with industry organizations and several investment banking associations.

​Prior to founding TEN Associates LLC, Mr. Nelson held key investor relation and merchant bank positions with the Wells Group, RCG Capital Markets Group and Windstone Capital Partners. Mr. Nelson specializes in equity/ debt capital raises, strategic business development, M&A advisory, JV partnering and extensive investor relations and public relations services. Mr. Nelson has raised over $100 million in RegA offerings. Prior to working with these firms, Tom held various brokerage positions at such firms as Merrill Lynch, Dean Witter, and American Express Financial Advisors.

Tom attended Nassau Community College and the University of Arizona in Tucson. He graduated with a degree in marketing and public relations.

William A. Sawyer, M.B.A.
ADVISOR - BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT - ENERGY

Mr. Sawyer has over 40 years of diverse experience in the energy industry with such firms as Lucas Energy, Inc., ARCO, Houston Oil & Minerals, and The Superior Oil Company. He is the former President, CEO, and co-founder of Lucas Energy Inc. Mr. Sawyer has a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Louisiana State University in 1970 and a Masters of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University in 1976.

Mr. Sawyer’s career has spanned more than four decades in the oil and gas business. He has served as a production engineer, a reservoir engineer, a production manager, a consultant, an investment banker, and an officer of a public oil and gas company. As a consultant, Mr. Sawyer advised and performed engineering for the United States Department of Justice (and the US Corps of Engineers), E.I. Dupont de Nemours, the State of Texas, and private clients. Mr. Sawyer has served as an engineer for several companies with experience in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, New Mexico, Alaska, California, and offshore.

Along with two other individuals, Mr. Sawyer co-founded Lucas Energy, Inc (symbol LEI on the NYSEMKT, formerly the AMEX) in 2005. In 2006, the LEI went public and in 2007 Lucas Energy, Inc. raised $12.5 million in a private placement. Mr. Sawyer was a director, Vice President, and Chief Operating Officer of LEI. In 2008, LEI was admitted to the AMEX (American Stock Exchange) which later became the NYSEMKT. In 2009, Mr. Sawyer was appointed President and CEO of Lucas Energy, Inc. which was trading at $0.39 per share and 19,000 shares per day. By March 2011, the LEI stock was trading at a high of $5.25 per share and in one day traded over 25 million shares. Mr. Sawyer left LEI at the end of 2012.

Currently, Mr. Sawyer is Managing Partner of The Sawyer Group, LLC. A Wyoming incorporated limited liability company, The Sawyer Group. LLC seeks out oil and gas opportunities for acquisition with upside potential.

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Kürt E Neübauer
CO-FOUNDER - PRESIDENT

Kürt E Neübauer, age 73 founded the Company in 2023 along with Cody Kemp. has an extensive entrepreneurial and executive management background. Since embarking on his professional career in 1971, Mr. Neubauer has founded numerous companies and directed their growth as CEO or President. These companies have included sales organizations, multiple construction companies, a mortgage company, an Investor Relations firm, oil and gas technology companies and a music, television and film entertainment company. As a result of his professional experience over the last 50 plus years, Mr. Neubauer has acquired significant knowledge and expertise in business development, marketing, corporate structure, financial structure and the public markets. He is a versatile, action-oriented, executive producer with over fifty years of increasingly responsible management positions. Mr. Neübauer has been involved in all phases of high corporate business including research and development, acquisitions, packaging, financing, budgeting forecasting and taking companies public.

Working primarily behind the scenes, he has developed and implemented financing facilities, designed and implemented domestic and international sales and marketing campaigns. Over a career that spans 50 plus years, Mr. Neübauer has identified and developed many unique ideas and products and converted them to successful businesses, on both a domestic and an international scale. These enterprises include successful efforts in the oil and gas industries.

Mr. Neübauer has significant knowledge and expertise in all aspects of business development, marketing, and corporate structure, include decades of successful leadership in taking companies public. Since 1998, his responsibilities have included all areas of operations, working and reporting to the SEC, managing shareholder expectations, securing financing, populating, communicating and cooperating with boards and affiliated governances. This broad experience in the multi-disciplinary sectors of taking companies public will be key to the current market opportunities being sought for PetroCoin Limited Liability Company. Mr. Neübauer overall brings discipline and structure to an industry which often times is somewhat anemic in these areas.

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Cody Kemp
CO-FOUNDER - CHIEF DEVELOMENT OFFICER

Cody Kemp, Founder, Co-Founded PetroCoin Limited Liability Company in 2023 along with Kürt Neübauer. He is a versatile, action-oriented executive with over twenty five years of increasingly responsible management in developing markets, restructuring, reorganizing, acquisitions and mergers of companies. Mr. Kemp has been involved in all phases of corporate business including program management, research and development, finance structuring, budgeting, forecasting and managing regulatory compliance.

Provides leadership and manages predominantly in a discreet manor, he has developed and implemented mezzanine financing and facilities, designed and implemented domestic and international sales and marketing campaigns. Over a career that spans over 25 years, Mr. Kemp has identified and developed many unique ideas, products, technologies, process applications and converted them to successful businesses, on both a domestic and an international scale, in energy generation, up-stream, mid-stream and downstream oil and gas industries. The relationships created over the past 25 years have proven themselves instrumental in developing and establishing the initial asset base for the Petrocoin® token.

Mr. Kemp’s significant knowledge and expertise in all aspects of business development, marketing, and corporate structure, include decades of successful leadership in restructuring, increasing market share and maintaining growth. Since 1995, his responsibilities have included all areas of business operations, managing stakeholder expectations, securing financing, communicating and cooperating with boards and affiliated governances. This broad experience in the multi-disciplinary sectors will be key to the current market opportunities being sought for PetroCoin Limited Liability Company. Mr. Kemps energy, oil and gas experience combined with corporate and financial structuring brings a sound foundational approach to energy asset backed security token.

Tim Williams
ADVISOR - BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT - STRATEGY

Mr. Williams brings a wealth of experience and know-how to PetroCoin®. His entrepreneurial spirit, sales & marketing background and knowledge of the public markets have been demonstrated throughout his career.

Mr. Williams was an original founder of 24HR Fitness with Leonard Schlemm and Mark Mastrov. As the company’s first President, he pioneered and oversaw the original implementation of Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) to the fitness industry. This process brought predictability to the health club industry and set the stage for Private Equity investment and National growth.

He was an equity partner in Nautilus Group Japan that purchased the rights to manufacture, distribute, and franchise Nautilus equipment in Japan. After establishing a showroom in Tokyo, a triventure was formed with Sumitomo and Mitsubishi to distribute Nautilus equipment. The group later sold the franchise rights to Sumitomo separately.

Mr. Williams founded Results Sports and Fitness, a chain of full-service Fitness clubs, which he sold to USA Health Technologies, a NASDAQ Public company, and became its President. He expanded the company rapidly by structuring deals using stock for acquisitions.

Mr. Williams was Chairman and CEO of National Developers, a Real Estate Development firm in Phoenix AZ. The Company was involved in Land Development and Entitlement. It had an in-house Architectural and Engineering firm as well as a Design Center. The company built housing communities and platted over 2000 residential lots. It owned, designed and permitted a 21 story condo loft project known as Cosmopolitan Towers.

Mr. Williams was Chairman of Espion International, an Artificial Intelligence venture-based internet gateway security company, acquired by Tyco International Ltd. Espion’s Technology applies Probabilistic Reasoning, which allows it to learn and adapt to a company’s email flow without slowing or growing over time. The platform also assists organizations with Regulatory Compliance in areas such as HIPPA, GLBA, and Sarbanes Oxley. Clients include Major Universities, Hospitals, Governmental Agencies and Fortune 500 companies.

Mr. Williams advised Oaklins’ MASI Ltd. Chicago’s office as a Managing Director. Oaklins International is a worldwide network of mergers and acquisitions specialists with combined deals totaling over $1 Billion dollars annually with offices in 40 countries and a vast network of partner specialists. Williams has access to far reaching M & A opportunities through this association.

Mr. Williams has also acted as Senior Executive Vice President and Director of Momentous Entertainment Group. Mr. Williams gained a wealth of experience in the online digital gaming industry through this relationship.